Charles Herold

@cherold.bsky.social

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Well, I'm just glad I didn't live to see this shitshow. Oh, wait, I'm still here. Fuck. BTW, instablock to anyone who messages me who has never met me in person. Mastodon:https://zirk.us/@cherold

He reflected on moving from “exhilaration to terror” in a single day, but was not referring to the SpaceX share price. Instead, he was talking about artificial intelligence, which he believes will ultimately render work by humans “optional”.
Black and white photo of Nazis giving Nazi salute in front of a Nazi flag.
Voldemort giving a Stephen Miller speech.
Nosferatu on a ship giving a Stephen Miller speech.
Mamdani pointed out that the city had made free KN95 masks available at hundreds of locations citywide, including libraries, police stations and its famous firehouses.
Metro train packed with masked Patriot Front assholes with one black woman giving the cameraman a WTF look.
White House ballroom covered in algae. You know it's gonna happen.
The resolution passed by a 50-48 vote, with four Republicans – Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Rand Paul of Kentucky – breaking with their party to support its adoption. John Fetterman, of Pennsylvania, was the sole Democrat to vote against the resolution.
Abbie Hoffman in an American flag jacket
Agha Bozorg Mosque in Iran
Opening Credits shot from tv series Tenafly
Creature from the Black Lagoon rising from the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool
Greta Thunberg: My initial thought was to give you a one-way ticket to The Hague as a birthday gift, but that comment would probably go above your head. I will instead give you a can of alphabet soup; the sentences you poop out will be more coherent than anything you have ever said. Now you can finally take part in meaningful public discourse.
For the better, right meme. Anakin: America should be ruled by a Christian theocracy. Padme (happy): Yes! Including Mormons, right? Anakin: Pregnant silence. Padme (realizing the leopards are about to eat her face): Including Momons. Right?
cover: Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane
Bluesky Trending list 1. Caturday 2. No Kings 3. Drag Race 4. Queer Writers 5. ICE Protests
A Challenge for ‘No Kings’ Protests, the Third Time Around Organizers want this to be largest protest yet. But is hitting a number enough to deliver an effective political movement?
Guy at bar telling this riddle/joke: "What's the difference between Iran and Vietnam? Trump had a plan to get out of Vietnam!"
Cartoon - Trump: See ya later alligator. Alligator: At your trial, pedophile.
New York Times braindead headline: News Analysis The Supreme Court’s Declaration of Independence The court’s rejection of President Trump’s tariffs program is the latest in a series of clashes between him and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
The anti-drone laser was launched earlier this week near America’s southern border to target what was thought to be foreign drones. Instead, a party balloon was shot down. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford then decided to close El Paso’s airspace Tuesday night without telling the White House, the DOD, or the Department of Homeland Security, according to unnamed sources.
Poster for the movie Melania above a picture of Malcolm McDowell in Clockwork Orange with his eyes forced open as he's screaming. If you haven't seen the movie, he's being forced to watch disgusting things, so it's dead on.
New York Times front page: Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Accounts of Fatal Shooting LIVE 2m ago Agents Kill 37-Year-Old Man in Minneapolis Over a thousand protesters in New York denounce ICE after latest killing. 1h ago Trump and other federal officials try to put blame on local authorities and the man who was killed. In Minnesota, citizens with firearm permits can openly carry handguns. See new updates › Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the Man Shot by Agents, Was a Nurse and U.S. Citizen
Facebook post from Gary Hardcastle: Never start a ground war in Minnesota in the winter.
"Trump gives protester the finger" with photo of Trump throwing the bird with his teeny tiny hand.
Map of "Epsteinezuela"
Recipe: Latkes (Potato pancakes) About two medium potatoes. An onion. You want at least a forth of the resulting batter to be onion, but you could probably even do 50-50. But a forth to a third is probably best. An egg. Maybe two; put one in and see how it looks. Matzoh meal. Or bread crumbs. Can also use flour. Send potatoes through food processor. I use the smallish grater, which is the only grater I have. I wouldn't use the large grating holes of a hand grater. Squeeze out potatoes with potato ricer. Toss them in a medium bowl. Send onion through food processor. Throw in bowl. Mix potatoes and onions together. Break an egg in. Use a second if it seems necessary. Throw in a couple of tablespoons of matzoh meal. Stir everything together. Sprinkle with pepper and a little salt. Put some oil in frying pan. Make patties in pan. Cook around six minutes on medium. If they've browned, flip and cook another three or four minutes. Serve with applesauce.
Animated GIF of Jimmy Cagney screaming "top of the world" just before dying in an explosion.
Box for an artificial Christmas tree with the star on top.
When Netflix crashed within minutes of releasing Stranger Things series five, it felt like a plot twist worthy of the sci-fi show itself. Viewers were left unable to stream the opening episodes of the long-awaited final series, with
Over of Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks.
Tonya Harding walking up to an oblivious Nancy Kerrigan, with Tonya labeled "SENATE DEMS" and Nancy labeled "POST-ELECTION MOMENTUM."
Suresh Singaratnam post: Zohran Mamdani is going to implement IKEA law in NYC as law because as mayor, he needs to assemble a new cabinet.
Old guy in a fight with and a purple prince costume with a name tag that says "the artist formerly known as pugsley" next to the Prince glyph with blood on the arrow tip
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Imagine what Republicans would have said if Obama had: Bulldozed the White House Sent Federal troops into Republican-led cities Wrote a suggestive birthday message to Jeffrey Epstein Arrested his political enemies on trumped-up charges Sunk random fishing boats Talked about running for a third term Gave 20 billion dollars to a strategically unimportant country to help his billionaire friends (assume list goes on and on and on)
In a gilded room adorned with portraits of presidents past, under gleaming chandeliers and flanked by golden crown moulding, the silver-tongued president didn’t seem too fussed about controversial comments from the snowy-haired Australian ambassador.
Is this a pigeon meme, with Trump saying "is this what's really happening" while looking at a butterfly call AI videos.
Fingers reaching through a sewer grate (The Third Man)
In a statement, Mamdani, who’s notably avoided the chip jokes so far, focused on the indictment as a way to highlight contrasts between himself and the sitting mayor. “Corruption isn’t just about what a politician gains, it’s about what the public loses,” he said. “Right now, New Yorkers are paying the price as another flurry of indictments continue to erode their trust in our democracy and distract from the affordability crisis that demands action and urgency.”
Trump on the roof of a building, because WTF why not, right?
Opinion He may talk rubbish but Trump has an eye for beauty, and that is a breath of fresh air Simon Jenkins
Cover of Barry White's Stone Goin' album with record on turntable behind it.
The back of a Decemberists CD with a note attached to it that says MUMMY - GIVE 'EM A CHANCE! XO, I
By now, it is a ritual: every June, Americans endure several weeks of agonizing suspense, as we wait to hear how the supreme court will erode our freedoms, attack our dignity, undermine self-government and empower those who enrich themselves at our expense. The court, controlled by career politicians in robes who were hand-selected for their loyalty to the rightwing and their willingness to be wildly intellectually dishonest in pursuit of Republican policy objectives, has ended the right to abortion, desiccated the Voting Rights Act, made state gun regulations nearly impossible and declared the president functionally immune to criminal law. Many of us waited, with a mixture and terror and disgust, to see what cruelties the court would deliver for us in 2025.
Trump as Humpty Dumpty